Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-01
the senate adjourned till Monday eve

HouSe.-The governor returned without
his approval the bill making the wrsng-
fui taking of dogs larceny, on the ground
. that it raised the dog to dignity above
other domestic animals, and that it might
conflict with the laws now existing. The
veto was sustained by vote of 81 to 8.
The following bills were passed: Provid
ing that the treasurer of cash town shall
annually withhold from the sever Il school
districts of his town one-twentieth of the
school fund income, together with one
fifth of all county and town taxes annu-
ally issued to secure said school fund in
come, the money to be expended in the
purchase of school libraries. Permitting
counties to aid towns in the construction
or repairing of highways, the counties to
furnish an equal amount of money with
the towns. Requiring railway companies
in the state to give free transportation to
members of the Legislature, state officers
and judges of courts of record.
The following senate bills were concurred
in: Applying the registration law to Flor
ence county. Relating to the members
of the Family Protective association of
Wisconsin. Permitting the mother of
a minor child in case of the death of the
father, to appoint guardian for such
child by her last will and testament. On
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solved itself into a committee of the
whole and after having gone through
with the bills in the general file, rose and
reported and without further action ad-
journed until Monday evening.
MONDAY, March %.
Sendte-Joint resolution, No. 176, amend
section 13, of article l, of the constitu-
tion, relating to taking of property of
any person or damage for public use
| without ust compensation therefore.
Bills passed: Relating to lands
taken for railroad purposes, and to
provide for the recovery of the same
or compensation therefor. To repeal
certain sections of the revised statutes,
relating to the municipal court of the
city of Ripon. To amend chapter 66 of
the revised statutes, entitled, ''of excise
and the sale of Intoxicating liquors. A
large number of assembly bills were in
definitely postponed and the senate ad-
! journed.
| HOuSe-A message was received from
the governor returning without his ap-
| prOval bill No. %, A, for the relief of
| certain parties who have been elected
| from lands conveyed by the state of Wis
consin by reason of failure of the titles
| of the state at the time of such convey
aGce. The governor objected to the bill
on the ground that it wonld draw on the
treasury for large sums of money and
makes no provision to give the state no
tice of the pendeucy of the cases. He
thinks 1t uRwlse to have a vast sum of
money taken out of the treasury without
the state having opportunity to inquire
into the merits of the cases and determine
whether they be meritorious or fictitious.
The veto was sustained, So to l. Mr.. Had
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withstanding the veto. large grist of
bills were indefinitely postponed and the
assembly adjourned.
TIE INTER-S STATE COMMERCE BILL.
Outline of the Interstate Commerce Law to
Go Into Effect April Fifth
Below will be found an outline of the |
much talked of inter state commerce law
passed by the last congress, which takes
effect the fifth day of April:
Section l defines Railroads" and
Transportation"
Section prohibits as unjust discrimi-
nation the charging or receiving by any
common carrier subject to the provisions |
of the act, dire city or indirectly, by any |
special rate, rebate, drawback, or other
device, of greater or less compensation
for any service rendered or to be render
ed to any person or persons than it
charges or receives for like and contem
poraneous service rendered to other per-
sons.
Section 3 prohibits as unlawful the
giving by any common carrier of any un-
due or unreasonable preference or ad-
vantage to any particular person, com
pany, firm, corporation or locality, or any
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vides that carriers shall, according to
their respective powers, afford all reason
able and proper facilities for the inter
change of traffic between their respective
lines.
Section is the much criticised and
variously interpreted 'long and and
short haul clause. 1t is as follows: d
Section 4. That it shall be unlawful
for any common carrier, subiect to the
| provisions of this act, to charge or re-
celve any greater compensation in the
| aggregate for the transportation of pas
| sengers or of like kind of property, un-
! der substantially similar circumstances
and conditions, for shorter than for a
longer distance over the same line, in the
| same direction, the shorter being in
! cluded within the longer distance; but
| this shall not be construed as authoriz-
| ing any common carrier, within the
| terms of this act, to charge and receive
as great compensation for shorter as
| for a longer distance; provided, how
| ever, that upon application to the com
mission appointed under the provisions
of this act such common carrier may, in
| special cases, after investigation by the
| commission, be authorized to charge less |
! for longer than for shorter distances
| for the transportation of passengers or
! property; and the commission NAV from !
time prescribe the extent to which such
| designated common carrier may be re-
lieVed from the operation of this section
! of said act"
Section is the anti-pooling clause and
provides as follows:
Section 5. That it shall be unlawful
| for any common carrier, subject to the
| provisions of this act, to enter into any
| contract, agreement or combination with
any other common carrier or carriers for
the pooling of freights of different and
| competing railroads, or to divide between
them the aggregate or net proceeds of
! the earnings of such railroads, or any
| portion thereof; and in any case of an
| agreement for the pooling OF freights as
! aforesaid, each day of its continuance
! shall be deemed 4 separate offense"
| Section 6, the longest and most detailed
! section OF the act, deals with the matter
! of rates and tariffs. 1t provides that
| common carriers, subject to the provi-
| slons of the act, shall print and keep for
! public inspection schedules showing their
| rates and fares and charges for the trans
| portation OF passengers and property,
and makes it unlawful to charge or re-
celve from any person greater or less
| compensation for the transportation of
| persons or property than is specified in
! Its published shedules. No advances are
| TO be made in the rates, except after ten
| days public notice. Reductions of rates
may be made without previous notice, but
whenever such reduction is made. notice
| of the same must Immediately be pub
| licly posted. Copies of all schedules OF
| rates, of all agreements in relation to
traffic, and of all schedules of joint tariffs
| are required to be filed with the com
mission. The commission is given pow
| er TO direct the publication Of joint
rates when it deems the same practi-
cable, and to prescribe the measure of
| publicity which shall be given to the
| same. The publication of rates can be
/ enforced by writ of mandamus, to be is
| sued by q circuit court of the United
States.